Religion and Politics Survey, 1996

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HLPNEEDY (Percentages are weighted by WEIGHT; Total Ns reported are unweighted) I am going to read you some pairs of statements that will help us understand how you feel about a number of things. As I read each pair, tell me whether the FIRST statement (The government should do more to help needy Americans, even if it means going deeper into debt) or the SECOND statement (The government today can't afford to do much more to help the needy) comes closer to your own views, even if neither is exactly right.   1) First statement   2) Second statement   3) Neither/Both equally   4) Don't know/Refused

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
First statement	48.1%	48.1%
Second statement	46.4%	94.5%
Neither/Both equally	3.1%	97.6%
Don't know/Refused	2.3%	99.9%
Total N = 1975

Variable Comparisons

Age Sex Political party Region Religion

Age (I-AGE)

	18 - 29 years	30 - 49 years	50 and older	TOTAL
First statement	55.0%	49.0%	42.2%	48.1%
Second statement	41.5%	46.6%	49.6%	46.4%
Neither/Both equally	2.0%	3.2%	3.8%	3.1%
Don't know/Refused	1.4%	1.2%	4.4%	2.3%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1951

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
First statement	45.3%	50.6%	48.1%
Second statement	50.2%	43.1%	46.4%
Neither/Both equally	2.3%	3.9%	3.1%
Don't know/Refused	2.2%	2.4%	2.3%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	1975

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent or other party	No preference	TOTAL
First statement	32.3%	58.6%	50.7%	59.3%	48.1%
Second statement	64.4%	36.7%	41.8%	35.2%	46.6%
Neither/Both equally	2.1%	3.0%	4.3%	2.2%	3.2%
Don't know/Refused	1.3%	1.7%	3.2%	3.3%	2.2%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1951

Region (I-REGION)

	East	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
First statement	51.2%	47.5%	47.5%	46.7%	48.1%
Second statement	44.3%	46.8%	47.1%	47.2%	46.4%
Neither/Both equally	2.6%	2.9%	3.2%	3.9%	3.1%
Don't know/Refused	1.8%	2.9%	2.3%	2.3%	2.3%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1975

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Christian	Jewish	Muslim	Other non-Christian	No preference	Agnostic or Atheist	TOTAL
First statement	47.1%	46.8%	66.7%	54.4%	54.4%	42.9%	48.2%
Second statement	47.6%	44.7%	33.3%	39.5%	39.6%	57.1%	46.5%
Neither/Both equally	2.9%	8.5%	0.0%	5.3%	3.7%	0.0%	3.1%
Don't know/Refused	2.4%	0.0%	0.0%	0.9%	2.3%	0.0%	2.3%
TOTAL	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	1960